In 1950 the average American needed one income to buy a house, raise children, take vacations, and retire with dignity. In 2025 the average American needs two incomes to rent an apartment, delay having children, skip vacations, and hope Social Security still exists at 67. We didn’t regress because people got lazy. We regressed because somewhere along the way the gains stopped being shared. And nobody voted on that.

In EVERY midterm since 1950, the S&P 500 was higher 6 months after Election Day. 19 of 19. The average return was 13.8%. The worst was 2002, which barely finished positive, and that came in the middle of a larger bear market Also, going back to 1990, the VIX has averaged a peak near 27 about three to four weeks before the election, then it fades. Roughly two weeks after the vote, it has averaged under 19